Every 1974-75 NBA playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Golden State Warriors won the 1974-75 title from a regular season record of 48-34. 10 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every series below is taken from NBA.com; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Seattle SuperSonics | 2-1 in games | Detroit Pistons | April 8 to April 12, 1975 |
| First round | Houston Rockets | 2-1 in games | New York Knicks | April 8 to April 12, 1975 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-1 in games | Houston Rockets | April 14 to April 24, 1975 |
| Conf. semifinals | Washington Bullets | 4-3 in games | Buffalo Braves | April 10 to April 25, 1975 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Seattle SuperSonics | April 14 to April 24, 1975 |
| Conf. semifinals | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 in games | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | April 9 to April 23, 1975 |
| Conf. finals | Washington Bullets | 4-2 in games | Boston Celtics | April 27 to May 11, 1975 |
| Conf. finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-3 in games | Chicago Bulls | April 27 to May 14, 1975 |
| The Finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 in games | Washington Bullets | May 18 to May 25, 1975 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.